Holiday Nut Rolls

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup milk, scalded
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• butter
• 1 (25 ounce) package cake yeast
• 1 1/2 cups water, lukewarm
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 8 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 lb nuts, ground (i use pecans)

Recipe

• 1 combine scalded milk, 1 cup sugar, 1 tbsp salt, and butter, stirring until dissolved.
• 2 cool to lukewarm.
• 3 crumble yeast in a separate bowl, add water, stirring until dissolved.
• 4 combine yeast and milk mixtures, add beaten egg yolks, stirring well.
• 5 add half the flour gradually, beat for about 10 min or until bubbly.
• 6 add remaining flour, knead until smooth, add flour if dough is sticky.
• 7 place in a greased bowl, turn dough over to grease, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk or for about 2 hours.
• 8 heat milk, nuts, remaining sugar and salt (to taste), until hot, then add egg whites and stir well.
• 9 let cool, then punch dough down, and cut off 3 inch round pieces.
• 10 roll each out onto a floured board to a 12 inch square.
• 11 dot with melted butter, and spread with a portion of the nut mixture.
• 12 roll up, and place on a greased baking sheet.
• 13 let rise until doubled in bulk, then bake at 350 degrees for 45 min to 1 hour.